Inflation
- Pakistan
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif proposes 5-year plan for country’s economic revival
Islamabad: The newly-elected government of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to work on a comprehensive five-year roadmap for the cash-strapped country’s economic resurgence, according to a media report on Friday.…
- Business
India’s WPI inflation eases to 0.2 pc in February
New Delhi: India’s inflation rate based on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) eased to 0.2 per cent in February, from 0.27 percent in January, data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry…
- India
Unemployment, inflation and ‘bhagidari’ are crucial issues country is facing: Rahul
Dhule: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said unemployment, inflation and “bhagidari” were crucial issues that the country was facing, and accused the Centre of diverting the attention of people from the…
- Business
Factory output slows to 3.8 pc in Jan; Feb retail inflation flat at 5.09 pc
New Delhi: India’s industrial production growth slowed to 3.8 per cent in January, while the February retail inflation at 5.09 per cent remained within the Reserve Bank’s comfort zone for the sixth…
- India
Inflation reached double-digit growth in Congress regime: Shah
Mumbai: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said their government contained the inflation below 5 per cent while it had reached double-digit growth during the Congress-led UPA regime. Before 2014, the…
- Business
India okays rice exports to Africa in outreach to Global South
New Delhi: The government has, as part of India’s outreach to the Global South, allowed the exports of 1,10,000 tonnes of rice to three African countries to help them meet their food…
- India
India’s WPI inflation eases to 0.27% in Jan
New Delhi: India’s inflation based on the wholesale price index eased to 0.27 per cent in January compared to 0.73 per cent in December, data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry…
- India
India’s retail inflation eases in January; here’s what experts have to say
New Delhi: Retail inflation in India eased in January to 5.10 per cent on an annual basis compared to a four-month high of 5.69 per cent in December. Inflation rates in rural…
- Business
RBI likely to continue status-quo on short-term lending rate, say experts
Mumbai: Coming close on the heels of the interim budget which maintained the status quo on policy front, the Reserve Bank is likely to continue with the pause on the short-term lending…
- India
‘Modi’s guarantee’ a jumla, real issue in India is unemployment, inflation: Priyanka
New Delhi: Hitting out at the Centre over people seeking jobs in Israel, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said talk of five trillion dollar economy and Modi’s guarantee are just…
- Technology
India’s CEOs see inflation, cyber risks as top threats in next 12 months: Report
New Delhi: India’s CEOs have flagged inflation, cyber risks, and health concerns as the biggest threats to their businesses in the next 12 months, a new report revealed on Tuesday. According to…
- Telangana
Telangana: Chili farmers anxious over drastic price drop
Hyderabad: Farmers all over the state have become restive over the fall of chili prices. As the demand for the crop went down due to the increased production, the farmers had a…
- India
Priyanka Gandhi slams Centre over rising fuel prices, inflation
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday slammed the Centre over the rising fuel prices and inflation in the country. “Crude oil has become cheaper by 29 per cent in…
- India
Govt extends Customs duty exemption on masoor dal till March 2025
New Delhi: The government on Friday extended the Customs duty exemption on masoor dal by a year to March 2025 in order to keep food inflation in check. This exemption, effective since…
- Business
WPI inflation spikes to 8-month high of 0.26 pc in Nov on costlier veggies, onion
New Delhi: Wholesale price-based inflation rose to an eight-month high of 0.26 per cent in November, driven by a sharp jump in food prices, especially onion and vegetables. The WPI inflation was…
